A building permit was issued this month for the $6 million Pohanka Arts Center at St. James School. The 22,000-square-foot facility behind Claggett Hall is to include a recital hall, three artist studios, a gallery, seven practice rooms and seven teacher studios where instructors will help students. "It'll be a much nicer learning environment for the students and teaching environment for the faculty," William J. Wivell, St. James' business manager, said Monday. "It's kind of a crowded space right now." (Herald-Mail)